The consequences of applying NICE chest pain guidelines to an acute medical population: A role for cardiac computed tomography

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 959-963

  Patterson, C ^a   Bryan, L ^a   Nicol, E ^b   Duncan, M ^c   Bell, D ^d   Padley, S ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 78649489027     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq146     Document Type: Article

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